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Madhav Apte
Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte
Born: 5 October 1932, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Bengal, India.
Known As: Madhav Apte
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Bowler
Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Bombay, 3rd Test, 1952/53
Last Test: India v West Indies at Kingston, 5th Test, 1952/53
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 13 2 542 163* 49.27 1 3 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 3 0 - - 0 0 - 3.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1951/52 - 1967/68)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 67 102 16 3336 165* 38.79 6 27 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 97 4 24.25 1-6 0 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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The case of Madhav Apte is among the most baffling in Indian
cricket. A very correct opening batsman with an array of strokes, he
started off with a century on debut in the Ranji Trophy for Bombay
against Saurashtra in 1951-52. Recognizing his talent early, the
selectors gave him his big break in his second season of first class
cricket when he was picked for two Tests against Pakistan in
1952-53. With scores of 30, 10 not out and 42, he was an automatic
choice for the tour of West Indies that followed. Over there he
exceeded expectations. He opened the batting in all five Tests, and
had scores of 64, 52, 64, 9, 0, 163 not out, 30, 30, 15 and 33. With a
tally of 460 runs (51.11) he finished second to Polly Umrigar in the
Test figures and ahead of Hazare, Mankad, Roy and Manjrekar. His
century was a marathon innings that helped India to draw the match
after they were in danger of defeat. He came back from the tour with
his reputation enhanced many times over but to his dismay and to the
astonishment of cricket fans in the country, he was dropped like a hot
potato. But for one token appearance against the SJOC team in 1953-54
he never played an official Test again.
His India days suddenly behind him, Apte remained a tower of strength
for several years to the Bombay side, both as batsman and as
occasional captain and remaining as keen about the game as ever. In
the Ranji Trophy he scored 2070 runs (39.80) and continued to play
with enthusiasm till the late sixties. (Partab Ramchand)
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